Attaching cells of dimension $i+1$ to a connected CW complex, for $i\ge 2$, preserves all homotopy groups below degree $i$. In degree $i$ it takes the quotient by the subgroup generated by the attaching maps and their translates under the fundamental group action. This follows from the relative homotopy sequence and the generation of the first nonzero relative group by the new cells. In particular, a single attaching map representing a generator of ${\pi }_i\cong \mathbb{Z}$ kills that group even when the fundamental group is nontrivial. Higher attachments can create higher homotopy groups, which may then be killed at later stages.

For continuous boundary data on the counterclockwise unit circle and its Cauchy transform $\Phi$, $\Phi (r\omega )-\Phi (r^{-1}\omega )=P\varphi (r\omega )$ for $0<r<1$. This follows by subtracting the two Cauchy kernels and obtaining the Poisson kernel on the circle. Consequently the paired interior-minus-exterior difference tends to $\varphi (\omega )$ as $r\uparrow 1$. For $r\downarrow 1$ from above, the same written difference has the opposite sign. This paired limit does not require each individual boundary value of the transform to exist.

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The principal stresses are the eigenvalues of the symmetric Cauchy stress tensor. In their orthonormal eigenbasis, each traction is normal to its corresponding principal plane.

The component of traction normal to a surface with unit normal $n$. For an incompressible Newtonian fluid, $\sigma =-pI+2\mu e$, so ${\sigma }_{nn}=-p+2\mu n\cdot en$. A free-interface normal-stress jump includes the curvature force from surface tension.

If a sequence in a metric space has ${\sum }_{j=1}^{\infty }d(x_{j+1},x_j)<\infty$, the triangle inequality gives $d(x_m,x_n)\le {\sum }_{j=n}^{m-1}d(x_{j+1},x_j)$ for $m>n$. The tail of this convergent series tends to zero and bounds every later pair, proving the Cauchy sequence condition. In particular, an increment bound $d(x_{j+1},x_j)\le C{r}^j$ with $C>0$ and $0<r<1$ gives $d(x_m,x_n)\le C{r}^n/(1-r)$ by the geometric series. Unlike checking a small latest step, this bounds all remaining movement.

This sufficient condition is not necessary. The real sequence $x_n=(-1{)}^n/n$ converges to zero and is therefore a Cauchy sequence, although $|x_{n+1}-x_n|=1/(n+1)+1/n$ has a divergent sum. Cancellation allows convergence despite infinite accumulated absolute values of the successive changes.

The tail diameter of a sequence in a metric space is $D_N=\sup \{d(x_m,x_n):m,n\ge N\}$, allowing $+\infty$. The bounds are nonincreasing as $N$ grows because fewer pairs remain. A sequence is a Cauchy sequence exactly when $D_N\to 0$. The supremum need not be attained: for $q_n=1-2^{-n}$, $D_N=2^{-N}$ even though no two finite terms achieve that difference. For $(-1{)}^n$, $D_N=2$ for every $N$. For the harmonic numbers, $D_N=+\infty$ for every $N$, because each remaining tail is unbounded.

The absolute value of a centered Cauchy distribution variable with scale $\gamma >0$ has this probability density function. Its positive support and doubled density distinguish it from the two-sided distribution. Its unit-scale case arises as the ratio of two independent, equally scaled half-normal distribution variables.

independent standard Cauchy distribution variables sum to a Cauchy law of scale $n$, so their sample mean has its original distribution for every sample size. This follows by induction using convolution of probability densities. It does not contradict the usual weak law of large numbers, since the Cauchy law has no finite first absolute moment and its expectation is undefined. Symmetry does not turn a divergent expectation into zero.

An axisymmetric smooth connected soap film spanning equal radius-$R$ rings at heights $\pm H$ has stationary profile $r=k^{-1}\cosh (kz)$, $k>0$. The boundary equation is $R/H=\cosh u/u$, $u=kH$. Its unique minimum occurs at $u\tanh u=1$, because the derivative numerator is $u\sinh u-\cosh u$. If $A$ is this root, the minimum is $\cosh A/A=\sinh A$. There are no catenoids below that ratio, one at equality, and two above it. Existence of stationary connected films does not assert global minimality against pinching or disconnected competitors.

Take two distinct objects and one nonidentity arrow for each element of $S$, without arrows between different copies. A functor from this category to $\mathcal{C}$ is exactly a choice of one arbitrary arrow of $\mathcal{C}$ for each element of $S$. Consequently this construction is left adjoint to the functor taking the set of all arrows of a small category. Its free object has three arrows per generator, including the two identity arrows.

The discrete category on a set has that set as its objects and only identity morphisms. Functors from it are exactly assignments of objects in the target category.

The indiscrete category on a set has exactly one morphism between each ordered pair of objects. Every morphism is invertible. A functor into it is determined by its object assignment.

The category whose objects are finite sets and whose morphisms are all functions between them. Finite categorical limits and colimits are the ordinary set constructions. It is essentially small: a skeleton of a category consists of the sets $\{0,\dots ,n-1\}$ for $n\in \mathbb{N}$. Its Yoneda embedding preserves limits but generally does not preserve coproducts: evaluating $y1⨿y1$ at a two-element set gives two elements, while evaluating $y2$ gives four.

An aleph-zero-categorical theory has, up to isomorphism, exactly one countably infinite model.

A risk-adjusted provider comparison contrasts observed outcomes with outcomes expected from a prespecified patient-risk model, or standardizes providers to a common patient population. For individual fitted risks $p_i$, the expected event count is ${\sum }_i{p}_i$. Patient selection, model calibration, omitted risk factors, small samples and dependence between outcomes can still affect interpretation. Funnel plots display precision differences that an ordered league table can obscure.

If ${\kappa }_i<{\lambda }_i$ for every $i\in I$, thenThe injection uses functions supported at one coordinate. For non-surjectivity, given any map from the disjoint union to the product, choose at coordinate $i$ a value omitted by the $i$th row; the resulting diagonal element is outside its image.

When a thinning porous gravity current leaves fraction $s$ behind, receding storage changes by only $\varphi (1-s)dh$ after accounting for immobile fluid. Thus its advective thinning equation is $\varphi (1-s)h_t+u{h}_x=0$. Advancing into previously unwetted pores still requires the full storage $\varphi h$, so the nose moves at $u/\varphi$. With exponentially decreasing injection the mobile volume per unit well length is $V=Q\tau (e^{-st/\tau }-e^{-t/\tau })/(1-s)$. It obeys $V^{\prime }=Q{e}^{-t/\tau }-sV/\tau$; the second term becomes immobile retained volume.

For insoluble surfactant with $\sigma ={\sigma }_0-A\Gamma$ and positive base tension, let $q=k^2{a}^2$, $\lambda =h_0^3({\sigma }_0-A{\Gamma }_0)/(3\mu a^4)$ and $\alpha =h_{0}A{\Gamma }_0/(\mu a^2)$. The coupled film-height and advected-surfactant amplitudes give the displayed growth equation. The unstable band remains $0<q<1$. Weak surfactant elasticity gives ${\beta }_{\max }=\lambda /4-3\alpha /8+O({\alpha }^2/\lambda )$; strong elasticity gives ${\beta }_{\max }\sim \lambda /16$. The Marangoni stress reduces tangential surface motion; strong elasticity reduces lubrication mobility to the value for an effectively immobile interface.

A large collar translating slowly at speed $c$ over a film $h_{+}$ and leaving a thinner film $h_{-}$ must grow: its leading excess volume increases at rate $c(h_{+}-h_{-})$. An exact travelling wave connecting unequal stationary films is impossible, since integration of the thin-film equation would give a common constant $q-ch=-c{h}_{+}=-c{h}_{-}$. In a slowly evolving collar core the leading pressure gradient vanishes. Therefore $h^{\prime }+h^{\prime \prime \prime }=0$, and a centred, reflection-symmetric collar has $h=A(1+\cos x)+B$ on $-\pi <x<\pi$. Its leading volume is $2\pi A$, so for constant small $B$, $2\pi \dot{A}\simeq c(h_{+}-h_{-})$. The speed is supplied by collar-to-film capillary matching.

Expand the area of an axisymmetric cylindrical free surface to second order in film thickness and eliminate the first-order area term using conservation of the exact liquid volume. Up to positive factors and constants this gives the displayed surface energy. Its variation is $\delta \mathcal{E}/\delta h=-h-h_{zz}$. The thin-film equation is the conserved gradient flow $h_t={\partial }_z[h^3{\partial }_z(\delta \mathcal{E}/\delta h)]$. For periodic boundaries, or boundaries with vanishing energy flux,The decrease in capillary surface energy supplies viscous dissipation. On an infinite coating with unequal far films, use a local energy balance including boundary fluxes rather than an unsubtracted infinite energy integral.